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Asbestos-contaminated ‘Magic Sand’ triggers major recall at Kmart and schools

New Zealand’s recall of coloured play sands has expanded after asbestos was found in four Kmart Magic Sand products, including a sandcastle kit and...

Different ways of motivating students to achieve

Young people need a mix of extrinsic motivators and support for their intrinsic motivation. I have been working with a range of high schools to...

New school lunch programme to deliver ‘low-cost nutritious meals’ from 2026

Associate Education Minister David Seymour has announced that from Term 1, 2026, a new nationwide school lunch programme will provide affordable and nutritious meals...

Teachers accuse government of “power grab” over Teaching Council plan

Teachers’ unions have condemned the government’s plan to reduce and restructure the Teaching Council, calling it a “blatant power grab” that undermines teacher independence. Education...

Government to drop Treaty of Waitangi obligation for school boards

The Government will remove the legal requirement for school boards to “give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi,” saying it is unfair to expect...

Wesley College fights to delay hostel closure after Ministry suspends licence over safety concerns

Wesley College is appealing to keep its boarding hostels open until the end of the year after the Ministry of Education ordered their closure...

Wellington students told to stay home over measles alert

Wellington Girls’ College has directed about 900 students in years 9 to 11 to stay home after a student with measles attended classes and...

Teaching Council CEO on leave amid conduct and procurement investigations

Teaching Council chief executive Lesley Hoskin has taken agreed leave while an independent investigation examines allegations about her conduct. Council staff were notified this week,...

Teacher deregistered after falling pregnant to vulnerable ex-student

A 35-year-old teacher at a school which serves vulnerable teens with health or youth justice issues, has been fired and deregistered after becoming pregnant...

The Fish-Hooks with the recent Charter School announcements – in point form

The Charter School model is about improving opportunities / outcomes for “underserved” communities. The schools currently being approved in the NZ system would...

Teen stabbed in broad daylight outside Hamilton school

A Hamilton mother is fearing for her family’s safety after her 16-year-old son was attacked and stabbed outside Fraser High School by a group...

How ‘sex became gender’ and why New Zealanders need to know

The pervasive influence of gender ideology In New Zealand brought to light. A disturbing push to redefine human rights laws, and create frameworks for education...

New charges laid in ongoing Dilworth School sex abuse investigation

Further charges have been laid following Operation Beverly, the investigation into alleged historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. "This week, detectives charged another man as...

Sports-focused Charter School to open in 2026 for aspiring athletes

Associate Education Minister David Seymour has announced that the New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa (NZPAA) will open in Term 1 2026 as a new...

Collins accuses unions of orchestrating politically driven strike

Public Service Minister Judith Collins has accused unions of orchestrating a politically motivated strike ahead of Thursday’s nationwide industrial action by teachers and medical...

Primary school principals accept two-year pay rise deal with MOE

Primary school principals have agreed to a new 26-month pay deal with the Ministry of Education, gaining a 2.5 percent increase this year and...

100,000 workers set to walk off the job next week

An estimated 100,000 teachers, nurses, and healthcare workers across New Zealand are set to strike next week in what is being called the nation’s...

“Parents should be furious”: Stanford slams timing of teachers strike

Education Minister Erica Stanford has condemned the Post Primary Teachers’ Association’s (PPTA) decision to begin seven days of rolling strikes starting today, saying “parents...

Secondary teachers launch seven-day strike over pay and conditions

More than 21,000 secondary and area school teachers will begin seven days of rolling strike action from Tuesday after rejecting the government’s latest pay...

MAGs considers splitting in two

Mount Albert Grammar School, Auckland’s second-largest high school, is considering splitting into separate middle and senior schools to manage a projected roll of 4500...

Teacher gets Home Detention for indecent acts involving 11-year-old

An Auckland primary school teacher in her 30s, who held a senior role, was sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to grooming and...

Parental attitudes improving but term-time holidays still drive truancy, ERO finds

A new Education Review Office report shows attitudes toward school attendance have improved significantly since 2022, with more parents and students valuing regular attendance,...

Harvard sued after morgue manager sold donated bodies on black market

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Harvard University can be sued by families whose relatives’ donated bodies were illegally sold on the...

A major aspect of our education provision for marginalised children in NZ

There is absolutely no doubt that a child from a home with – low education outcomes of the parents, only one parent in the...

Mystery buyers to revive Auckland University Bookstore

Mystery new owners with bookselling experience have purchased the failed Auckland University bookstore Ubiq, which went into liquidation in July and closed on August...

Napier tutor convicted of indecent assault on students sentenced to Home Detention

Entomologist and tutor Rashmi Kant, 51, has been convicted of indecently assaulting three of his school-age students while tutoring them in 2023 and 2024. The...

Teaching Council under investigation over procurement and conflicts of interest

The Teaching Council, responsible for teacher registration, professional standards and education programme approvals, is under investigation by the Public Service Commission following a complaint...

Educators unite for ‘historic’ nationwide strike on 23 October

In a historic first, primary school teachers, primary principals, school support staff and Ministry of Education specialist staff will all strike together on 23...

Oxford debate club president faces no confidence vote over Kirk comments

George Abaraonye celebrated the assassination of the conservative activist he once debated. The incoming president of the Oxford Union, George Abaraonye, faces disciplinary proceedings and...

Thirteen schools with the Secret Sauce for improvement

Looking at the University Entrance for Leavers Data for every high school in NZ it becomes clear that there are some good things happening. The...

Rolling teacher strikes leave thousands of secondary students without classes this week

Thousands of Year 12 and 13 students across New Zealand missed classes on Monday as secondary teachers began a week of rolling industrial action...

Calls to deport Massey Uni Communications Professor after Charlie Kirk comments

National MP for Southland Joseph Mooney challenged the conduct of Massey University’s Professor of Communication, Mohan J Dutta, who described Charlie Kirk as a...

Oxford Union president-elect condemned for comments on Charlie Kirk assassination

Oxford Union president-elect George Abaraonye has faced backlash after leaked messages appeared to show him celebrating the shooting of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk,...

Secondary teachers to strike next week after rejecting government pay offer

Secondary school teachers will stage a four-day partial strike next week after overwhelmingly rejecting the government’s improved pay offer. The Post Primary Teachers’ Association confirmed...

Irish teacher fined €225,000 in ongoing “transgender pronoun” dispute

Irish teacher Enoch Burke has been fined €225,000 by the Irish High Court after continuing to reject instructions to use transgender pronouns at Wilson’s...

Resist Gender Education condemns Law Commission proposals on girls’ rights and single-sex schools

The Law Commission’s latest report, Ia Tangata, has drawn strong criticism from advocacy group Resist Gender Education (RGE), which says the recommendations threaten the...

Academic apologises for “hanging” remark about dairy industry leaders

Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) senior research fellow Dr Mike Joy has apologised after sparking backlash with a LinkedIn post suggesting dairy industry CEOs...

Police seek information on historic abuse allegations at West Auckland schools

Police are appealing for information as they continue to investigate allegations of historic sexual abuse linked to several West Auckland schools during the 1980s...

Schools make kids crazy

Almost one-third of government schools nationwide in the U.S. are now surveilling the mental health of students. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed a bill...

Teachers’ union may vote on strike after pay offer rejected

The Educational Institute (NZEI/Te Riu Roa) is considering whether to ballot members on industrial action after two weeks of stop-work meetings with primary teachers,...

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